Excitement was in the air at the SMS book fair! Students who won our free book drawing, sponsored by Student Senate and Youth Power, couldn't wait to pick out their new reads. Some were so excited that they even tried reading while participating in PE activities!
about 5 hours ago, SMS Youth Power
🎃👻 SMS NEON HALLOWEEN! 👻🎃
Get ready to GLOW, SMS! 💚💜🩷 Our Fall Social is all about NEON HALLOWEEN, and we’re celebrating with fun dress-up days! 🦺✨
📅 Check out the schedule and show your SMS spirit!
💙💛 Let’s make it a GLOWING good time! 🦅
3 days ago, Madeleine Helms
Ready, set... GO! 🏎️🏁
Eighth graders in Mrs. Conklin's robotics class at Simmons Middle School made their own cars and raced them in the cafeteria this week! Great job, Golden Eagles!
See more photos here:
https://my.walls.io/ASD61#AberdeenPublicSchools #GoEagles 💙🦅💛
4 days ago, Aberdeen School District
Mrs. Wollman's eighth grade ELA classes worked on final projects for The Hunger Games unit this week.
4 days ago, Megan Wollman
Today the 8th graders entered the "History Cafe" to read and study! They earned hot chocolate and fruit snacks, while readying about historical events!
4 days ago, Madeleine Helms
Tuesday was Family Gym Night at Simmons Middle School! Students, staff and family members had a lot of fun playing basketball, volleyball and gaga ball! See more photos here:
https://my.walls.io/ASD61 #AberdeenPublicSchools #GoEagles 💙🏀🦅🏐💛
4 days ago, Aberdeen School District
Members from our MathCounts club had their first competition this Wednesday! Congratulations to all of our students who competed today🎉
7th Grade Team:
1st Place 🥇Jackson Lemire, Raelynn Nelson, Elliott Hansen, and Conner Ochsner
8th Grade Team:
4th Place ⭐️ Ashton Johnson, Logan Henry, Simon Klundt, and Jaxon Vincent
7th Grade Individual:
3rd Place🥉Raelynn Nelson
4th Place ⭐️ Jackson Lemire
8th Grade Individual:
10th Place ⭐️ Logan Henry
5 days ago, Margot Steed
6th graders in language arts were challenged with a question trail today. They worked in teams to figure out how figurative language was being used in song lyrics and poetry.
6 days ago, Annie Drees
The SMS and HMS 7th and 8th grade orchestras are warming up to entertain the crowd at the all school orchestra concert!
7 days ago, Dr. Colleen Murley - Principal
Good morning! This is a reminder that picture retakes will take place tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 20. Students who would like a retake must bring their picture packet from the original photo order with them. Retakes cannot be done without it. If your child is happy with their original picture, no action is needed. Thank you!
7 days ago, Mrs. Lambrechts - Assistant Principal
Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences: 🗓 Thurs 10/22 | 4:00–9:00 PM 🗓 Fri 10/23 | 8:00 AM–1:00 PM No appointment needed — teachers will be in their classrooms. Bring $10 to join the SMS PTA and support our school! 💙✨
7 days ago, Dr. Colleen Murley - Principal
Hey SMS, are you ready for a family night full of fun? 🎉🏐 Join us Tuesday, Oct 20 • 7–8 PM for Family Gym Night! Students need an adult or high-school sibling to attend. Expect volleyball, gaga ball, lightning, and four square — games, laughs, and good vibes guaranteed. Who’s on your team?
8 days ago, Dr. Colleen Murley - Principal
Students in Design and Modeling built cardboard race cars for rubber ducks! They competed against each other in a race bracket and also competed in a distance challenge to see whose car rolled the farthest!
8 days ago, Mrs. Conklin - PLTW Teacher
SMS Clothing Drive & Swap:
It’s time for our clothing drive! Simmons is collecting gently used clothing, and then sharing it with our community at a clothing swap.
Monday-Wednesday (Nov 2-4): Clothing Drive at Simmons
We’re collecting lightly used clothing in all sizes and all ages, including:
-Shirts
-Pants
-Jackets
-Sweatshirts
-Snow gear
-Shoes
Class competition:
Drop your donations on the SMS stage, placing them in the students grade. The grade that collects the most clothing items will win a prize at lunch! Let the friendly competition begin.
Thursday, November 5 | 6-8 pm | SMS Cafeteria: Clothing Swap
All the clothes collected will be available at our clothing swap! Any SMS family is welcome to come in and take whatever clothing they need. Everyone is invited!
Clean out those closets, rally your classmates, and help us support our community. Thank you for your generosity! 💙
11 days ago, Madeleine Helms
Sixth-grade Language Arts students were up and moving as they put their learning into action, searching for examples of pronoun-antecedent agreement in sentences!
11 days ago, Christine Lepkowski
Students in Mrs. Trefz's class have been practicing ordering from a menu, taking orders, and adding up the cost of the "meal" ordered in English.
11 days ago, Nicole Trefz
October is National Principals Month, and we want to celebrate our amazing principals at #AberdeenPublicSchools! Today we're recognizing Mrs. Lambrechts at Simmons Middle School. Thank you for all you do for our students, staff, and families! 💙🦅💛
13 days ago, Aberdeen School District
It’s National School Lunch Week at #AberdeenPublicSchools, with a theme of Cafeteria Circus! 🎪
This week's lunch menu is:
💙 Monday: No School
💛 Tuesday: Cheeseburgers
💙 Wednesday: Nachos
💛 Thursday: Chicken Nuggets
💙 Pizza Party Fridays!
#NSLW #NationalSchoolLunchWeek
14 days ago, Aberdeen School District
Simmons and Holgate did wonderfully at Lake Area Marching Festival today- taking 1st in the middle school division- Go Eagles!
17 days ago, Travis Netzer
October is National Principals Month, and we want to celebrate our amazing principals at #AberdeenPublicSchools! Today we're recognizing Dr. Murley at Simmons Middle School. Thank you for all you do for our students, staff, and families! 💙🦅💛
17 days ago, Aberdeen School District
